Sho‘rchi climate — normals and trends
Sho‘rchi (Uzbekistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 318 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Sho‘rchi averages 46 frost days, 118 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 59 rainy days per year.
Sho‘rchi has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 57 to 35 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.2 °C (on 10 July 1944) and the coldest -21.4 °C (on 27 January 1973).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Sho‘rchiSurxondaryo Region
- coords
- 38.00°, 67.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
318mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
26.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
118 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
59 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.6 cm
Average feels-like high
21.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.2 °C
Average peak gust
25.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
62 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
45.2 °C
10 July 1944
Coldest day
-21.4 °C
27 January 1973
Wettest day
40 mm
1 May 1960
Windiest day
31.3 km/h
25 January 1974
Strongest gust
67.0 km/h
5 April 1946
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
3 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-26.2 °C
27 January 1973
Snowiest day
20.1 cm
30 March 1945
Sunniest day
14.2 h
30 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 37 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 12.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 47 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 18.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 92 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +5.8 °C | 22 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 35.4 °C | +6.6 °C | 8 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 37.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 40.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 37.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 33.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +4.8 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 20.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 13.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 40 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sho‘rchi?
Sho‘rchi has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 318 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sho‘rchi?
The hottest day measured in Sho‘rchi between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1944, reaching 45.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sho‘rchi?
The coldest day measured in Sho‘rchi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1973, at -21.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sho‘rchi?
Yes. Sho‘rchi gets on average 38.6 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Sho‘rchi warmed?
Yes: Sho‘rchi warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sho‘rchi?
The wettest day measured in Sho‘rchi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1960, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sho‘rchi?
The windiest day measured in Sho‘rchi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1974, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sho‘rchi?
The warmest month in Sho‘rchi is July (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sho‘rchi?
Sho‘rchi receives on average 318 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 59 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sho‘rchi?
Sho‘rchi gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sho‘rchi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sho‘rchi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1945, with 20.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sho‘rchi?
Yes: Sho‘rchi has on average 62 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sho‘rchi?
In Sho‘rchi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 3 July 2025, and the lowest was -26.2 °C on 27 January 1973.
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